Houston oozes jazz pianists the way Austin does blues guitarists: Witness Jason Moran, Robert Glasper, and James Francies. Like those luminaries, Paul Cornish is both H-Town native and graduate of the city’s famed High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, as well as the latest wizard to make the ivories sing. After a decade or so of work as a hired gun, Cornish released You’re Exaggerating!, one of the strongest jazz bows of the past few years, on the prestigious Blue Note label. The next time Cornish hits Austin it’ll probably be in a bigger joint, so take advantage of Monks’ intimacy for this memorable debut. – Michael Toland